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NY Jets Buffalo Baltimore Cleveland Minnesota Dallas Atlanta Carolina Green Bay Indianapolis Tennessee LA Chargers Denver LA Rams Seattle Philadelphia Tiebreaker #1: Winning margin in Ariz/LA Rams 2 Tiebreaker #2: Kirk Cousins passing yards vs Det 325 Tiebreaker #3: Total points in Dal/NY Giants 47

I had a pretty good November. Can someone hook me up for mad money for one good month too?

New Orleans Tampa Bay Arizona Miami Cleveland Baltimore Houston Chicago Kansas City Indianapolis LA Chargers Washington Seattle Philadelphia Green Bay Buffalo Tiebreaker #1: More passing yards, Rivers or Roethlisburger Rivers Tiebreaker #2: total points in Tenn/GB 47 Tiebreaker #3: Matt Ryan passing yards vs KC 257

Ehh. You can argue MLB stats pre-integration shouldn't be recognized either. Or that Negro League stats not against the white leagues shouldn't be. Heck, MLB counts the Federal and Player's League stats - and those were poor imitations of leagues. Shoot, you can argue the quality of play in certain eras of MLB aren't totally valid (like the AL in the 50's aside from the Yankees Dynasty or the Deadball Era and 19th Century baseball in general). Last I checked, Cy Young was still credited with 511 wins and...it's a real stretch to think an 1890's pitcher could beat a decent college team of today. The leap in logic to consider Japan (or even the PCL) is more of a stathead overarching concept and comes from now accepting the Negro Leagues as valid. For example, if we accept Josh Gibson as a HOFer (and we should, for sure) and we only look at the stats in league games, we see a poor candidate. But we know he barnstormed, played countless undocumented exhibitions and played winter league in Latin America - and all that combined creates his myth. So we're in fact, appreciating ALL he accomplished even if his stats that will now show on B-Ref or whatever are poor. So in appreciating the whole picture, it's only a hop skip and jump to start appreciating and accepting other leagues - including Japan. MLB will never recognize Japan Leagues in my lifetime, if ever - Japan has its own HOF after all. And it's not like other sports leagues don't dismiss what they don't understand/mesh with (the NFL with the CFL, the NBA with the ABA). But in the stathead community this probably will open doors to giving more consideration to Japanese stars as greats alongside the usual cast of characters we know well. Plus, if it gets Lefty O'Doul in the NBHOF it would be worth it.

Yeah. MLB clearly went into this with rose-colored glasses. You can argue the merits and rightly call adding the Negro League stats as gentrifications and pure PR shucksterism. You won't be wrong. This is MLB patting itself on the back. But there's a lot of bad to this that MLB sort of ignored - willingly or not. But focusing on the good - There is a lot to be said about the Lord's work the researchers have done in going through game recaps and box scores to get stats. The researchers really need to be commended for the work they did. And one can hope this will also open the door to MLB accepting Pacific Coast League stats AND...the ultimate...accepting Japanese League stats as valid too.

LA Chargers Buffalo Green Bay Indianapolis Tennessee Tampa Bay Baltimore Miami Minnesota Washington Dallas LA Rams Arizona Kansas City Cleveland Pittsburgh Tiebreaker #1: Patrick Mahomes passing yards vs NO 355 Tiebreaker #2: Winning margin in Jax/Bal 27 Tiebreaker #3: Antonio Brown receiving yards vs Atlanta 0

LA Rams Houston Tennessee Carolina Dallas Kansas City NY Giants Tampa Bay Seattle Indianapolis Green Bay Atlanta New Orleans Washington Buffalo Cleveland Tiebreaker #1: Winning margin in Bal-Cle 4 Tiebreaker #2: passes thrown by Ben Roethlisburger vs Buffalo 2 Tiebreaker #3: Andy Dalton passing yards vs Cincinnati 325

NY Jets Atlanta Chicago Indianapolis Tennessee Miami Minnesota LA Rams Seattle Green Bay LA Chargers Kansas City Pittsburgh Buffalo Baltimore Tiebreaker #1: Josh Allen rushing yards vs SF 75 Tiebreaker #2: winning margin in NYG/Sea 24 Tiebreaker #3: interceptions thrown in Vegas/NYJ 8

Detroit Dallas Pittsburgh Miami Atlanta Buffalo NY Giants Tennessee Cleveland Minnesota Arizona New Orleans LA Rams Kansas City Green Bay Seattle Tiebreaker #1: Russell Wilson passing yards at Phi 375 Tiebreaker #2: total points in KC/TB 57 Tiebreaker #3: total number of punts in NYG/Cin 9

Arizona Baltimore Carolina Cleveland New England Pittsburgh New Orleans Cincinnati LA Chargers Miami Indianapolis Minnesota Kansas City Tampa Bay Tiebreaker #1: Patrick Mahomes passing yards vs Las Vegas 355 Tiebreaker #2: total points in GB-Ind 59 Tiebreaker #3: Derrick Henry rushing yards vs Baltimore 74

Robbed was too harsh. My bad. Denny was a perfectly acceptable choice. He gave up less Hits, Walks and Earned Runs. He also lead Soto in WAR and ERA+. Soto threw 31 more innings, with 15(!) more complete games and 103 more K's. Plus Denny was pitching on a pennant winning club and the 83 Reds...were not that. But like you said, Soto was another case of a Reds pitcher who had bad luck with another pitcher being a (even if a smidge) better.

Tennessee Tampa Bay Cleveland Detroit Green Bay NY Giants Miami Buffalo Denver Pittsburgh Seattle New Orleans Baltimore Minnesota Tiebreaker #1: Dalvin Cook rushing yards vs Chi 135 Tiebreaker #2: Cam Newton passing yards vs Bal 135 Tiebreaker #3: Total points in Buf/Az 42

And Mario Soto was robbed in '83 to John Denny's out of his head season. Not saying Denny was the worst choice, but Soto had a good argument. And GOD were the '83 Reds REALLY REALLY shitty.

He has the mullet. No chance he does not have both.

We need footage of a fanny pack and/or zubaz present for this to be a proper work.

But because this is Ben...close contact with what and who needs to be asked.

Boy. The Sox sure picked a nice smokescreen to slide that one through.

Green Bay Atlanta Buffalo Baltimore Jacksonville Kansas City Minnesota Tennessee NY Giants LA Chargers Arizona Pittsburgh Tampa Bay New England Tiebreaker #1: Antonio Brown receiving yards 15 Tiebreaker #2: total points in Mia/Ariz 57 Tiebreaker #3: winning margin in Pit/Dal 24

Carolina Kansas City Baltimore Detroit Green Bay Buffalo Tennessee Cleveland LA Rams LA Chargers New Orleans Seattle Philadelphia Tampa Bay Tiebreaker #1: Russell Wilson passing yards vs SF 305 Tiebreaker #2: total points in NO-Chi 47 Tiebreaker #3: longest field goal made in NE-Buf 49

Philadelphia Buffalo Tennessee Atlanta Cleveland New Orleans Dallas Green Bay Seattle New England Kansas City LA Chargers Covid...err, the Bucs...but Covid, really. Fine. Bucs LA Rams Tiebreaker #1: Total points scored in TB/LV Covid! IF it's played...45 Tiebreaker #2: Cam Newton passing yards vs SF 225 Tiebreaker #3: Derrick Henry rushing yards vs Pit 225

Chicago Indianapolis Jacksonville Minnesota NY Giants Baltimore Pittsburgh Tennessee New England Miami Green Bay LA Rams Kansas City Dallas Tiebreaker #1: More passing yards, Brady or Rodgers Rodgers Tiebreaker #2: Winning margin in KC/Buf 2 Tiebreaker #3: Total points in Cle/Pit 47

HOFer and former Charger and 49er Fred Dean is dead at 68.

Is it too early for LOLMets? Naw it never is. Steve Cohen to blow up Wilpons’ ‘archaic’ Mets technology

Fitting. It's either this or someone is going to post the Everlast album. It's best to go with the Tom Waits Whitey Ford reference. And yeah. Gonna say it - screw Paul Simon. This is a better use of baseball players in a song than Mrs. Robinson.

Tampa Bay Arizona Carolina Baltimore Houston Kansas City Pittsburgh Buffalo LA Rams Miami New England Indianapolis Dallas Seattle New Orleans Tiebreaker #1: Philip Rivers passing yards vs CLE 225 Tiebreaker #2: total points scored in NYG-Dallas 45 Tiebreaker #3: Longest field goal kicked in Buf-Tenn 51